Dance Moms Bodyguard (9) Trouble Magnet

Chapter 13 : Stadium

Chloe was caught between dance and security. She could just let Kendall take the part, but worried that she may get another stage fright. An audience of fourteen hundred would be like five times their competitions, the scale even frightened her a little.

Her concern was relieved when a platoon of police vehicles arrived. Sergeant Kelly led a team of forty men, moving to all directions in a coordinated fashion.

"Sergeant Kelly. Thank you for being here." Chloe greeted the arrivals.

"The PBP can't have you stealing all the credits now, can we?" Sergeant Kelly smiled and turned to the two Dons. "Nice to see you again, boys!"

Don and Don were speechless seeing the police force responding to Chloe's call. Once again their jaws dropped witnessing the ability of the young girl.

"Did you bring the bomb squad?"

"Sorry, Chloe. We cannot dispatch a bomb squad unless it was called-in, and that will guarantee to shut down your friend's place for tonight." the Sergeant turned to her vehicle. "But we brought the next best thing!"

"Where are the bombs?" Paige popped out from the passenger seat, sniffing the air, Chloe and Kendall ran up to hug her.

"Who's that?" Don with blond hair asked.

"That!" the Sergeant puts her arm around Paige. "Is our new bomb-sniffing dog!"

"You're kidding, right?"

"I can smell explosives from miles away!" the little blonde girl said proudly.

"Go do your thing!" Sergeant Kelly patted Paige like she was a puppy.

"Show me the floor plan!" Paige said.

In Adriana's dressing room they pulled out the floor plan, Paige selected a plateful from the catering cart, approached the table and asked.

"Do you want small, medium or large?"

"Let's hear it all." Sergeant Kelly said.

"For small, something to send a message, I would place them at the backdrop, the ticket booth and parking lot." Paige placed each spot with a yellow macaroon. "If I want to do some damage, I'll target the audience. You're having a standup concert, not seats to hide the explosive, so I'll take the four corners, under the stage, and at the entrance." she placed a pink macaroon on every spot.

"That's gonna take a lot of casualties." Don looking at the coverage. "What's Large like?"

"Large?" Paige thumped her fist at six spots.

"The foundations. Take down the whole building." Sergeant Kelly nodded. "How about transport?"

"You're running a concert, aren't you? People are loading in equipments and snacks, would easily be carrying explosive devices and ingredient." Paige cocked her head smartly.

"Volume?"

"To meet such destruction, we're looking for anything bigger than a microwave." Paige scaled the measurement between her hands.

"And now we know where to look!" the Sergeant walked out giving instruction over the radio, Paige went with her.

Chloe stared at the colorful macaroons spread over the floor plan, thinking other possible threats they may overlooked.

"Who was that girl?" Don with dark hair asked.

"She was a member of our dance team." Chloe explained.

"She blew up my school!" Kendall complained.

"From your studio??" the two Dons asked. "Just what the hell do they teach down there??"

* * *

With the Pittsburgh police department securing the area, Chloe could finally settle to perform. They chose the number "Chasing Answers", a performance they did in the early seasons.

It just came to her that it was their only duet. At the ALDC, only the best gets to pair up with Maddie, and she did many times. Kendall was often neglected on major performances. Now seeing her eyes shine and smiling bright, getting ready for the big event, Chloe has never seen her happier.

"Ready?" Chloe looked over to her dance partner.

"I'm ready." Kendall bit her lips. "Chloe?"

"What?"

"Thank you." Kendall smiled, her eyes rolling with tears. "I know you did it all for me. I never get to say thank you."

"We're way past that." Chloe smiled back. "We're sisters. Aren't we?"

As Adriana began her song, the two stepped on stage, dancing with the music. In their hearts, they were dancing under a different song, the song that played in their duet, back when they were little in the ALDC.